Deserialization in Apache Bookkeeper

CVE-2019-17571

Included in Log4j 1.2 is a SocketServer class that is vulnerable to deserialization of untrusted data which can be exploited to remotely execute arbitrary code when combined with a deserialization gadget when listening to untrusted network traffic for log data. This affects Log4j versions up to 1.2 up to 1.2.17.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.700 (99.4th percentile), scored .

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-17571: rose from 0.691 to 0.700.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.691 · newest: 0.700 · change: +0.009

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17571?
CVE-2019-17571 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Bookkeeper, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-17571?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-17571 known to be exploited?
81 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.